Event Details (U.S. National Park Service)

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 36.058497, -112.082847

From the shuttle bus stop, it is just a few feet along a paved pathway to metal guardrails above the vast and Colorful Grand Canyon.

Repeating Event

Days:

Every day

Dates:

October 20, 2023 to October 23, 2023

Time:

2:30 PM

Duration:

1 hour

Type of Event

Partner Program

Talk

Walk

Description

Spend some time with HawkWatch International birders and learn about raptor migration, ecology, and identification.

There is no vehicle parking at Yaki Point, so, park at the visitor center and take the Eastbound Kaibab (ORANGE) Route shuttle to Yaki Point. At 11:30, the birders will meet you at the canyon overlook, near the shuttle bus stop.

The flight path above Grand Canyon has one of the largest concentrations of migrating raptors known in the western U.S. and Canada. HWI observers have recorded 19 species of migratory raptors at count sites along the South Rim of the canyon, with around 8,000 sightings per season.

Commonly sighted birds are red-tailed, Cooper's, and sharp-shinned hawks; American kestrel and peregrine falcons; bald and golden eagles; northern harriers, turkey vultures, and osprey.

After an introductory talk, interested visitors may accompany the Hawkwatch birders, to the Hawkwatch site, a short walk Southwest of Yaki Point. You are welcome to stay for a few minutes or an hour or two.

For those wanting to stay a while, here are some items you can bring with you:

What to Bring
Binoculars
Bird Field Guide
Folding chair
Water (plenty of water!)
Food/snacks
Hat and sunscreen
Sunglasses
Dress in layers (windshell, base layer, jacket, gloves, etc.)
Camera